Sandy has a big family, but she doesn't think her family {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) was happy. She and her brother and sister often fight with each other for many reasons.

    Max is Sandy's classmate and neighbor. He also has a very big family with {#blank#}2{#/blank#} brothers and their parents. Sandy noticed that Max never fights with his brothers. They always have big smiles {#blank#}3{#/blank#} their faces.

    Sandy thought that was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stranger). One day she asked Max {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they get on well with each other. Max smiled and asked Sandy {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) home with him.

    As they came into the house. Max's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (old) brother saw them. “Hi, Sandy and Max,” he said, “Why not {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (come) here and share some ice cream with me?”

    At that time, Max's younger brother came out of his room. He looked very excited and said, “Oh, Max, I have a story to tell {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.”

    Sandy knew Max's secret of getting on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good) with his brothers was to share. So Sandy decided to go back home and try this from then on.

    There are problems between teenagers and adults. Lack of{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (communicate)is one of them. As for teenagers, it can often be quite difficult to talk to our parents. It seems our parents are always telling us to study. We feel that our parents hardly understand us, so we tend to either talk to our friends{#blank#}2{#/blank#}just keep quiet about our problems. We often fail{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(see) that our parents care about us. This is a shame because we can actually learn a lot from{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(they) experiences. We should not forget that our parents used to be teenagers too. They once{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(face) many of the same problems and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difficult).So try to be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}open-minded towards their opinions. Remember that our parents just want the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) for us. Take the time to sit down and{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(real) talk to them.

    They might provide you{#blank#}10{#/blank#}some useful advice.

    Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (he) students about American history. But he was born {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten-year-old boy may spend {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (much) time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (skill) like how to live in the wild.

    Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (lucky), when he was 15, he came 6{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (study) in America and then became a teacher. Joseph has written {#blank#}7{#/blank#} book called Facing the Lion. In the book, he talks about his childhood. He thinks {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is very important for American children to learn about the cultural differences between their country {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the others. He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope. Now Joseph {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (do) a project, hoping that it will help children face their own "lions".